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Sign up for CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter, Unlocking the World. Get destination news, plus the latest information on aviation, food and drink, and accommodation. In this week’s travel news roundup, we look at how airlines check pilots’ sobriety, what really happens inside Turkish baths and why there’s a global mad dash to secure second passports. Start over in Germany and Sweden Dual citizenship, or the ability to become a citizen of more than one country, has been a long-held dream for many travelers and expatriates. Currently, countries around the world are tightening their requirements, and the global demand for second…
Thomas Frank will play the most important game of his time at Tottenham on Saturday.Losing at home to relegation-threatened London rivals West Ham, who are 18th in the Premier League and without a win in 10 games, would be completely unthinkable for Frank. West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo is also under huge pressure, with Sky Sports’ Tim Sherwood dubbing the match “El Sacchico”. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Tim Sherwood on whether Thomas Frank could be at risk if Spurs lose to West Ham on Saturday However, Frank’s press conference on Thursday gave no impression…
A Dominion Energy employee looks at one of two wind turbines located 44 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach in the Atlantic Ocean on July 17, 2023. The two wind turbines are part of the Virginia Coastal Offshore Wind Program pilot program.Kendall Warner | Virginia Pilot | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesOn Friday, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm will resume construction after a federal judge temporarily lifted the Trump administration’s moratorium on the project. This is the largest offshore wind project under construction in the United States. dominion energythe owner and developer of , rose about 1%…
This week the world passed a nuclear milestone. And, perhaps surprisingly, given the recent series of saber rattles from Russia, the United States, and elsewhere, this is a positive thing. “As of today, the world has gone 8 years, 4 months, and 11 days without a nuclear test…Every day without a nuclear explosion from now on will be a new record,” Dylan Spalding, senior scientist at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), noted the milestone in a blog post on Wednesday. Wednesday’s watershed marks the longest period on Earth without a nuclear explosion since the dawn of the nuclear age…
Liverpool have had defensive problems all season. Fitness, shape, and bad luck all played a role. And right now, options across the backline are horribly thin.Conor Bradley is the latest addition to the injured list after sustaining a season-ending knee ligament injury in last week’s game against Arsenal. He has started just 12 games in the Premier League and will not feature again for Liverpool until the 2026/27 season. Summer signing Giovanni Leoni was lost to injury before the season got underway, and Joe Gomez has been in and out of the treatment room for much of the year. Jeremy…
Since the outbreak of war in Sudan, talk of a “humanitarian ceasefire” has become a recurring political refrain whenever a humanitarian disaster reaches its peak. But today’s proposed ceasefire is taking place in a different and dangerous context. The incident depicts the genocide and ethnic cleansing carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group in the city of El Fasher in Darfur, and is one of the most horrific crimes against humanity in modern Sudanese history, and indeed in human history.El Fasher, once a symbol of diversity and coexistence, has been reduced to a ruined city with no…
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett speaks to members of the media in front of the White House on Friday, October 24, 2025 in Washington, DC, USA. Francis Chan | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesWhite House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Friday that large U.S. banks may voluntarily offer credit cards to underserved Americans as a way to counter President Donald Trump’s affordability drive.A week ago, President Trump called on banks to cap credit card interest rates at 10%, a proposal that was flatly rejected by industry executives and their lobbyists this week.Hassett, now director of the National Economic Council, has…
BYD Sealion 5 plug-in hybrid SUV on display at a launch event by the Chinese electric car manufacturer in Muldersdrift, South Africa on December 4, 2025. Nqobile Doldra | ReutersCanada and China signed their first trade agreement on Friday, lowering tariffs on electric vehicles and rapeseed, with the two countries pledging to remove trade barriers and forge a new strategic relationship during Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit.Carney, Canada’s first prime minister to visit China since 2017, is seeking to rebuild relations with China’s second-largest trading partner after the United States after months of diplomatic efforts.Following talks with Chinese leaders, including…
Ugandan police on Saturday denied claims by opposition leader Bobi Wine’s party that President Yoweri Museveni was arrested by soldiers as he faces a landslide re-election bid. Mr Wine’s National Unity Platform (NUP) announced on Friday night that a military helicopter had landed at his compound in Kampala and he was “forcibly taken to an unknown destination”. Reuters could not immediately confirm this claim. National Police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke told a televised news conference that Wine was at home and moving freely. “He has not been arrested,” Rusoke said. Representatives for Wine and NUP were not immediately available for comment.…
Oleksandr Usyk says a conversation he had with Anthony Joshua after he survived a fatal car crash in Nigeria convinced him his heavyweight rival “wants to keep fighting.” Joshua’s close friends and team members Sheena Gami and Latif “Rats” Ayodele died in the accident last month. Joshua, who was also a passenger in the car, suffered minor injuries and required hospital treatment before returning to the UK. The incident occurred just a week after Joshua defeated Jake Paul in Miami, but it remains to be seen whether the 36-year-old wants to continue his professional career. Usyk defeated Joshua in heavyweight…